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Aval Payasam Easy

Aval Payasam Easy is a very tasty dessert a variation from the usual Payasams, that can be easily prepared without any elaborate preparations. Aval Payasam can be served during a Sadhya or any festive gathering. Aval Payasam is unique and delicious with cooked Aval or flattened rice blended in a delicious mixture of jaggery and coconut milk. Aval Payasam is very simple to prepare and is enjoyed by all age groups. You can explore a well illustrated Ava Payasam dish here that can be easily prepared at home.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Cuisine Kerala
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • 500 g Beaten flakes Aval/Poha
  • 500 g Jaggery Sharkkara
  • 2 nos Coconut
  • Water As reqd
  • 1/2 tsp Dry ginger(powdered) Chukku
  • 1/2 tsp Cumin powder Jeerakam
  • 1 tsp Cardamom(powdered) Elakka
  • 50 g Cashews
  • 25 g Raisins Oanakkamunthiri
  • 2 heaped Coconut chips or pieces Thenga khothu
  • 50 g Ghee

Instructions
 

  • For preparing Aval Payasam Easy, first lightly fry the aval in a pan (preferably Urali).
  • Boil water in a vessel.
  • When it starts to boil, add aval.
  • Subsequently sissolve jaggery in a pan and strain to get rid of the unwanted stuff.
  • When the aval gets cooked, add the filtered jaggery solution and mix well.
  • Add ghee in between and stir continuously.
  • :- See to it that it doesn't get stuck to the bottom of the pan.
  • Grate the coconuts and extract 2 cups of thick coconut milk, 4 cups of thin coconut milk and 8 cups of very thin coconut milk.
  • When the aval mixture gets reduced, add 8 cups of very thin coconut milk and mix well.
  • When it gets reduced, add the 4 cups of thin coconut milk and mix well.
  • When it too gets reduced and thickens, add the 2 cups of thick coconut milk.
  • Add dry ginger powder, cumin powder and powdered cardamoms and mix well.
  • Heat it through.
  • :- Do not boil.
  • Fry the coconut pieces, cashews and raisins in ghee.
  • Add it to Aval Payasam and mix well.
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